Essays Tagged: "gaps"

Book Review of "The Color Purple"

ers behave the way they do. The novel is written in a series of letters, not dated. There are large gaps between some letters, but this is not revealed by the author; we have to figure it out ourselve ...

(2 pages) 286 4 3.8 May/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Braces Suck!

d. A life with braces is far more embarrassing, painful, and expensive than living with buck-teeth, gaps, or overlapping teeth.Mental scars remain long after cuts and bloody sores in the mouth have he ...

(2 pages) 41 1 3.9 Jan/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine

Experimenting with the Globe

ut the design.That is one possible advantage we now have, though we must still acknowledge that the gaps are enormous. The other is the surprising point that none of these early reconstructions have u ...

(27 pages) 140 2 5.0 Apr/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare

Raymond Carver's "Boxes"

story the son seems to be experiencing this feeling as his mother decides to move again. There are gaps in the story line which shows that the son's dialog does not match up with his thoughts through ... ich shows that the son's dialog does not match up with his thoughts throughout the situation. These gaps highlight a hidden theme that associates the son's feelings about his mother moving with her de ...

(5 pages) 48 0 2.3 Nov/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Hemp

ons we've made. Have we made the best with what we've got or are we stumbling in the dark? How many gaps riddle the blanket of our knowledge?The problem lies in how we make sense of where we're headin ...

(8 pages) 85 0 4.0 Mar/1997

Subjects: Science Essays > Environmental Science

The Effect of Caffeine on Reactions

up the nervous system and excites it which increases the alertness. In the nervous system there are gaps called synapses and this decides which choice of action you want to take. This drug speeds up t ...

(3 pages) 71 0 3.0 Nov/2002

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology

This essay is about skateboarding and rollerblading

rollerblading it is done by skaters who also like stairs, handrails, ledges, drops, and also large gaps. Also some rollerbladers like big parking lots so they can practice certain tricks such as cess ...

(1 pages) 48 0 3.0 Nov/2002

Subjects: Art Essays

"A Passage to India" by E.M. Forster

come solidified into social stereotypes, to justify the meaningless attempts to bridge the cultural gaps. In many instances, the way in which language is used plays a great role in the miscommunicatio ...

(5 pages) 138 0 4.7 Apr/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

The Challenges and Difficulties of Interracial families

weave together in such perfection or closeness. In the weave of wool and silk, there will always be gaps. Just as in a weave of different races, there will always be "gaps"-- those flaws of conflict. ... e day, we would be able to weave anything we would like together--even wool and silk, without those gaps.

(8 pages) 246 1 4.6 May/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community

Assess The Significance of the Military and Political Career of Marcus Crassus.

time the richest man in Rome, has had little written about him. Plutarch inexplicably leaves large gaps in his crucial biography. This may be due to the fact that, in this era of titans, Crassus was ...

(7 pages) 36 0 5.0 Jul/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

That history contains errors will not come as news to a person who has reflected on the topic.

which I shall treat to a greater extent further on, herein) is the realization that there are great gaps in it. We have failed to record and gather together the little human events which make up the f ...

(16 pages) 119 2 3.8 Sep/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers

Do Deflationary Gaps Self-Destruct?

Do Deflationary Gaps Self-Destruct?Do deflationary gaps self-destruct? It is a complicated question to answer and be ... hat is when the Classical economists got back in power and created their own theory on deflationary gaps which I will explain below.

(7 pages) 52 0 3.0 Sep/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics > Economic History

Critical Thinking and Decision Making.

es critical thinking as: "asking questions. (How do we know? What is the evidence?), being aware of gaps in knowledge, distinguishing between fact and conjecture, distinguishing between an idea and th ... defines it as:·Asking questions. How do we know? What is the evidence?·Being aware of gaps in knowledge·Distinguishing between fact and conjecture·Distinguishing between an ...

(3 pages) 478 1 4.7 Nov/2003

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management > Management Planning & Decision Making

Did Hitler create a classless Volksgemeinschaft ?

e of Hitler's key tools in securing support, was the ability of his party to build bridges over the gaps between the classes of society. This became an important idea in the Nazi regime. Not only did ... t was still a reality in his head. It would appear as though Hitler did make attempts to bridge the gaps between the classes, unfortunately his attempts seemed to have failed, and the fundamental stru ...

(5 pages) 22 0 5.0 Jan/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History > German History

An Analysis of the theories of Neoclassical and Political Economy and the practicality of each.

al EconomyIn our society today, there are great disparities between different groups of people. The gaps exist between those in every segment of the world, from those of different religions or nationa ...

(6 pages) 110 0 2.2 Feb/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics > Economic History

Generation Gap: Discuss the increasing cultural differences between the younger and older members of the tribe in Margaret Craven's novel, I Heard The Owl Call My Name

As the history of the world continues, gaps between the generations of all nationalities will continue to be made. We get a first hand exam ... s generic and cliché as it may sound, times really do change It is obvious in the generation gaps of all nationalities, especially those of the "live off the land" variety. The Kwákwala ...

(3 pages) 45 0 4.0 Feb/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Information about Radon. Answers how it's used, where it's found, etc.

ic table when they were placed in order by increasing atomic number. Mendeleev knew that there were gaps in the table because some elements that were next to each other didn't share common properties. ...

(3 pages) 28 0 0.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Chemistry

"The Return of Martin Guerre" by Natalie Zemon Davis

rre is so old, Natalie Zemon Davis probably had to use a substantial amount of guesswork to fill in gaps of the story which may have been lost over the years. The story itself is an interesting novel ...

(5 pages) 105 1 3.8 Mar/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers

1952 Film East of Eden as Midrash. What "problem points" in the Bible does East of Eden address? How are these areas resolved? Is it a modern midrash on the Cain and Abel story?

azan and Steinbeck together sort through such problems, using their imaginations to fill in textual gaps and formulating an interpretation relevant to their day. Why would God favor Abel and not Cain ...

(3 pages) 28 0 4.0 Apr/2004

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Genre Study

My version of the INFERNO! (a version like Dante's inferno)

es were particularly tall with leaves of brown and no fruit. The ground was rather rocky with large gaps. As I drew closer to the center of the island the light source astonishingly disappeared. It ga ...

(7 pages) 83 0 3.4 Apr/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing > Poems & Short Stories